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Originally Posted by babo111
Few things to note.
If you live in NJ, you do not pay NYC income tax which is 2-4% depending how much you make. Check NYC finance site for 2012 or 2013 rates.
If you are new to the whole NJ/NYC area, rule of thumb is that public school is NYC are bad while many in NJ are good. There are exceptions but you can find out very easy for NJ. Not the case for NYC.
Parts of Queens has completely urban lifestyle, where as some parts are completely suburban. For example, if you live in Little Neck you pretty much have suburb life even though it is Queens. If you live in Jersey City, although it is NJ you live urban life.
Overall, if suburb life and 'sense of security' is important as well as good public school district. You will need to make the sacrifice of long commute and live in suburbs with good public schools and train or bus access to Manhattan. This could be NJ, Long Island, Westchester, etc. Basically...out of NYC.
Sense of security is important to note because as someone who grew up mostly in Queens. I don't find living in parts like Jackson heights or Union City insecure in safety level. My spouse who grew up in burbs in PA does.
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Thank you for the post. Schools don't matter at all at this point as our son is only 8 months old. I definitely agree on the perception of safety, and for that reason, we have decided that it will be best for me to come down by myself and lease something for ~ 1-2 months, which will allow me to get a sense of the various parts of Queens, NJ and Brooklyn, perhaps, before signing a long term lease.
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